Saigon Cycle To Hanoi via the coast and Ho Chi Minh Trails - A bicycle is the best way to travel from Saigon to Hanoi via Ho Chi Minh trails if you have the right guide to show you the hidden back roads. Known to many as simply the site of the French and American wars, this is a beautiful country, with many kilometers of stunning beaches, dramatic coastal roads, and spectacular scenery stretching from the South to the North. This trip is never far from a beach and we stay in comfortable hotels to make this one of our most cushy adventure tours. Join us to discover the real Vietnam, by bicycle!

Day 01: Saigon – Dalat (L/D) (Cycle 30 km)
7:30 Am Pick up at your hotel in Saigon. Enjoy 2 hours driving to Dong Nai province. Ride through coffee plantation, and pepper on hilly country roads in the surrounding area of Nam Cat Tien park. Have in Madagui and have another stop at Bao Loc, the homeland of coffee and green tea. Enjoy delicious specialty snacks, coffee and tea. Then have a transfer to Dalat.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 30 km cycling
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Dai Loi Hotel

Day 02: Dalat – Nha Trang (B/L/) (Cycle 80-100 km)
Start to ride from your hotel in Dalat. Ride through majestic mountains and valleys. Have a picnic lunch in Khanh Vinh town. In the afternoon, we ride on backroads through villages to Dien Khanh where we get on a van/bus for a short trip to Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hanoi Gold Hotel

Day 03: Nha Trang – Quy Nhon (B/L/D) (Cycle 60 km)
Breakfast and leave Nha Trang and have a transfer out of Nha Trang city, pedal on quiet country roads through rice paddies and beautiful village coastal roads. Enjoy lunch on the beach, then continue pedaling on back roads through fishing farms and villages to Tuy Hoa. Transfer 2 hours to Qui Nhon city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 60 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Quy Nhon  Hotel

Day 04: Quy Nhon – Quang Ngai (B/L/D) (Cycle 80 km)
Transfer 30 minutes from our busy city of Quy Nhon. Begin with cycling through a rice paddy to mountain areas. Cycle past many little villages to ocean roads. Today you will have the opportunity to admire beautiful coastal roads. In the afternoon, cycle uphill through mountains, rice fields, and coconut plantations. Transfer by bus/van in the late afternoon to Quang Ngai.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mytra riverside Hotel

Day 05: Quang Ngai – Hoi An (B/L/) (Cycle 80 km)
Have breakfast at the hotel and start to ride to My Lai village from the hotel. Have a short visit and talk to locals about the massacre of more than 504 locals in 1968. Continue riding 35 km on hilly roads before having lunch in town. After lunch, ride on back roads, passing by white dunes. Cycle on broken track trails along the ocean to fish farms. Then continue biking to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 06: Hoi An – My Son (B/L/) (Cycle 40 km)
Ride from Hoi An to visit My Son the capital of the Champa Kingdom. Stop to visit Thanh Ha ceramic & pottery factory before riding on rural roads to My Son. Transfer back to Hoi An for lunch in the afternoon. Stay one more night in Hoi An

Summary

Cycling Distance: 35 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 07: Hoi An – Hue (B/L/) (Cycle 80 km)
Van/bus takes you out of Hoi An, have a little time to warm up your body before pedaling uphill to the peak of Hai Van pass. Then travel by back roads to the ocean, cycling through fishing villages in Thuan An beach and an ancient burial-ground of Hue (called a “ghost city” by the locals), to Hue city. Another option, keep biking on little country roads to Hue city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Asian Hotel

Day 08: Hue – Phong Nha Cave (B/L/D) (Cycle 70 km)
Bus to visit the forbidden city, the capital of Vietnam from the 17th to 20th centuries, and visit the Thien Mu pagoda before transfer out of Hue to Dong Ha - Reach Ho Chi Minh trails at the afternoon we will cycle on Ho Chi Minh Trails to Phong Nha National Park. Check in Hotel and have dinner at the restaurant.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Saigon - Phong Nha Hotel

Day 09: Phong Nha Cave – Huong Khe (B/L/D) (Cycle 70 km)
Explore Phong Nha Cave in the early morning. Continue riding on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to Huong Khe. Ride nearly 70 km winding roads up the Truong Son mountain range from Phong Nha. From here, if time permitting–cycle gentle rolling hills to Huong Ke Town.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Duc Tai Hotel

Day 10: Huong Khe – Vinh City (B/L/D) (Cycle 70 km)
In the morning, ride to Dong Loc, the T-junction, which has become unforgettable memorial history in the country from 1964-to 1972, when soldiers, young volunteers, cadres, and workers guaranteed safe transport to the battlefield. Many people from different localities laid down their lives. In particular, the death of 10 young volunteer girls at Dong Loc T-junction has come to symbolize the patriotism of the era. Now, the Dong Loc T-junction relic has become a commemorative area for the national young volunteer force. In the afternoon, ride to Vinh City.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Bejing Hotel

Day 11: Vinh City – Tan Ky (B/L/D) (Cycle 70 km)
Today, we have a chance to visit Uncle Ho’s house. Nam Dan district, Kiem Lien village is not only the homeland of Ho Chi Minh but also the hometown of many anti-colonist leaders. Ride on the new Ho Chi Minh Highway from Kiem Lien village to Tan Ky and Do Luong.Cycling along the river banks and villages. Overnight in Tan Ky Km 0 Hotel.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 60 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Km 0 Hotel

Day 12: Tan Ky – Ngoc Lac (Cycle 80 km ) ( B/L/D )
Early morning starts to beat the heat of the day. The route takes us away from the river and appears to contour through the same range of mountains that stretch from Tan Ky to Ngoc Lac on Ho Chi Minh trails. The road gets more beautiful the closer you ride to Ngoc Lac with looming karst limestone cliffs and lush vegetation. The route is tarmac all the way but quite hard riding due to the undulating terrain. We ride for the first time on the newly built two-lane Ho Chi Minh Highway. It hardly warrants two lanes as there is no traffic! The road makes for smooth fast riding, and for those who prefer there is always the old highway dirt and gravel – that weaves around the new highway allowing for plenty of exploring possibilities along the way. Ride to Muc Son, on the banks of River Song Chu. On the outskirts of this small town are the famous Kan Linh historical relics – a pagoda where the first king of the Ly dynasty, Le Thai To, ruled, in 1428. Continue riding on the trail to Yen Cat. The distance covered today is quite long and there will be the chance to transfer some sections by the backup vehicle to rest weary legs. There are fewer villages today as the route cuts through forests and jungle lunch en route. Overnight in Ngoc Lac hotel.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Gold Time Hotel

Day 13 : Ngoc Lac – Mai Chau (Cycle 80 km ) ( B , L , D )
Breakfast at the local restaurant and cycle through the village house before setting off along a spectacularly beautiful river valley towards Hoi Xuan along an undulating tarmac road. The road follows the flow of River Song Ma. This is an old supply route of the HCM Trail that fed the main trail with ammunitions during the American War with Vietnam.. just passing scenes of local village life and rice paddies. . Arrive Mai Chau villages and overnight in the homestay of white Thai ethnic.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Thai Homestay

Day 14 : Mai Chau – Hanoi ( B , L )
Breakfast and short cycling around the Thai villages and cycle to Hoa Binh lake from your hotel and transfer to Cao Phong picturesque landscapes for lunch after lunch at local restaurant transfer by van to your hotel in Hanoi. End The Tour.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 50 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: ATS Hotel.